Salome Mbenjele, ACA

Salome Mbenjele is an ACA counsellor with over 20 years of experience. She helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, family tensions and the effects of trauma and abuse. Salome aims to make the first steps towards change feel manageable and supported.

Salome creates an open, non-judgemental space where thoughts and feelings can be shared. Sessions are intended to be warm and interactive, with respect and sensitivity at the centre of the work. She avoids stigmatizing labels and focuses on each person as an individual.

Her approach draws on a range of methods to match what each person needs. She uses cognitive-behavioural ideas to tackle unhelpful thinking patterns and practical coping skills. Client-centred techniques guide the session pace and focus, so the client leads what feels most important.

Attachment-based ideas inform work on relationships and how early connections affect current patterns. Dialectical behaviour therapy strategies are used when emotional regulation and distress tolerance are goals. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people choose actions that align with their values even when feelings are difficult.

Salome has also worked with concerns such as ageing and caregiving stress, communication and commitment issues, body image, autism-related challenges, and complex personality-related difficulties. She adapts conversations and plans to the situation in front of her rather than using a one-size-fits-all method.

If someone is ready to begin, Salome supports them in setting practical goals and taking steady steps forward. Her style is practical, compassionate and focused on what will help in day-to-day life.

How therapeutic approaches shape online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match what matters most. It can be useful for anxiety, depression and motivation problems. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns, and is often used for anxiety, low mood and stress. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships influence current patterns and helps people build more secure ways of relating and communicating.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods suit their goals and situation. That means adapting techniques over time and combining approaches when a mix better fits the issue at hand.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm the current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days by reducing travel and allowing shorter check-ins when needed. They also let people choose quieter surroundings, switch off video for lower bandwidth, or schedule sessions that fit a work break. Appropriately qualified therapists can still use ACT, CBT and attachment-focused work effectively in an online setting, while tailoring exercises and homework to everyday life.